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"Many Wives" or "Other Wives" vs. "Two Wives" – Norman Geisler's Indefensible Defense of Caner
In his so-called apology, Ergun Caner claimed “I have never intentionally misled anyone.” I don’t see how to reconcile that claim with the many times (not just one or two times) that Caner has described his father as having “many wives” or “other wives.” How was that not intended to mislead the listeners? Recall that…
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Rebuttal to Craig's Denial of the Historicity of the Guard Account
The Bible declares: Matthew 27:62-66 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, saying, “Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the…
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Norman Geisler's Systematic Theology
Nick Norelli has posted a review of Norman Geisler’s Systematic Theology (link to review). The upshot of his review is that he feels he wasted $75 on the set (retails is apparently about $165). I’m sure that Dr. Geisler especially won’t like that Norelli ends up suggesting that Grudem’s single volume (very hefty, but bound…
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"Debate" with Norman Geisler Regarding Ergun Caner – Index
Given the wide latitude that Dr. Norman Geisler has given Dr. Ergun Caner in using the word “debate,” I don’t think that Dr. Geisler can reasonably complain if I now claim to have “debated” Norman Geisler on the topic of Ergun Caner. It’s not a real debate, and I’m not claiming it is, but there…
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"Living Dead" Themed Movies
My previous post included a video clip of Ergun Caner talking about an alleged experience as a teenager and new arrival to America, watching a film with the theme of the “living dead.” An alert reader pointed out to me that the video shows materials related to the film, “Return of the Living Dead,” which…
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Dr. White's Responses to Dr. Geisler
Unbeknown to me, Dr. White was similarly providing a detailed response to Dr. Geisler’s comments. They may found in three parts here: (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4). It looks like we said fairly similar things at a number of points, and highlighted different issues at other points. I would normally say, “Enjoy,”…
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Wrapping Up Geisler's Defense of Caner
In a first post, I introduced Dr. Geisler’s latest error of judgment with respect to the Caner scandal (link to post). In a second post, I addressed the first group of “misspeaks” that Geisler identified (link to post). In a third post, I addressed the list of various charges and responses that Geisler aimed to…
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Responding to Norman Geisler's Defense of Ergun Caner – Part 2
In the previous post, we addressed a first group of “misspeaks” identified by Dr. Geisler (link to post). In this post, we’ll look at some of the charges that Dr. Geisler identifies, as well as the responses he provides. I’ll try to address each in turn. The Charge that He Could Speak Arabic when He…
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Responding to Norman Geisler's Defense of Ergun Caner – Part 1
As promised in a previous post (link) this post begins to address Dr. Geisler’s defense of Dr. Caner. Dr. Geisler says “no one has proven an evil moral intent in any of them” referring, apparently, to “some factual misstatements” for which “Dr. Caner has admitted to and apologized … .” Dr. Geisler goes on to…
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Review of "Is Rome the True Church?"
Is Rome the True Church? – a consideration of the Roman Catholic claim, by Norman Geisler and Joshua Bettancourt, explores a series of questions related to Rome’s exclusive claim to be the true church. The book explores this topic by taking out several links in the chain of alleged authority. First, the book addresses the…